Copy and cut segments
You can copy and cut curve segments, and then paste them as objects, making it easy to extract subpaths or create adjacent shapes with similar contours.
A curve segment was copied (left) and then pasted as an object (right).
To copy or cut a curve segment
1
Select the curve object.
2
Using the
Shape tool
, select the nodes on a curve segment, and then press one of the following:
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Ctrl + C to copy the curve segment
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Ctrl + X to cut the curve segment
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Ctrl + D to duplicate the curve segment at a specified offset distance
To paste the curve segment, press
Ctrl + V.